CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
top ten most important events by Lauren Cullison
Number One
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On December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus. As a result, she was arrested.
Number Three
The Montgomery bus boycott was a yearlong boycott of city busses. This proved that blacks would no longer submit to segregations.
Number Four
In September 1957, Arkansas governor Orval Faubus mobilized the National Guard to prevent 9 black students from enrolling in Central High School.
Number Five
The Eisenhower Doctrine was approved by congress in 1957. This pledged military and economic aid to middle eastern nations threatened by communist agression.
Number Six
In 1953, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi is installed as dictator of Iran with a CIA engineered coup. This was done in effort to secure Iranian oil for wester countries.
Number Seven
Fidel Castro led a coup that overthrew the America supported government of cuba in 1959.
Number Eight
On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched the Sputnik 1 satellite into space. This triggered the space race.
Number Nine
In 1954, the supreme court ruled that segregation in public schools was unequal and unconstitutional. This reversed the ruling of the "Plessy vs Fergurson" case of 1896.
Number Ten
The publishing of Betty Friedan's novel, "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963 helped launch the modern women's movement.